Chapter 28. Not today Squire!
"Oh, God, Zoe, I made a complete i***t of myself today, on top of everything else." "What? How is that possible? It's only ten in the morning!"
"I know," I groaned as I removed the pillow and rolled onto my side so I could face her. My fingers traced the outline of an elephant on the bedspread before me, gold in a sea of royal blue, and I sighed. "Do you remember that one I told you about? The one that suddenly became a nine?"
"Yeah. That happened on the day you became a three."
I smiled, pleased that she remembered. It might seem like a small thing, but it made me feel important, knowing that she actually listened and cared about what I told her.
"Well, anyway, I ran into him, and…" I flushed, the blush growing hotter as I forced out the words. "…I w
